Sunday, October 31, 2010

Boo!

These photos are from The Great Jack-O-Lantern Blaze in the Hudson Valley near Tarrytown and the area of Washington Irving's famous story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Van Cortlandt Manor is the host of the Blaze, with hot cider and hot chocolate to keep you warm on a chilly autum night. It is also presented as the home of the party at the beginning of the story before Ichabod Crane sets out into the woods- a fitting setting for giving any visitor the creeps.

You can meander through the grounds where there are magnificent displays for Halloween all made out of illuminated pumpkins. Several carvers also compete in a contest that tests their skills. My favorite part was a section close to the water that is roped off. It is a long, darkened dirt road that heads into the woods. If you stand still and listen carefully, you can hear the galloping footsteps of the headless horesman as he rides off into the night.

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I am a painter (formerly based in NYC, now Philadelphia) with a background in biology and fractal geometry. Inspired by the repetition and pattern found in organic forms & textiles, my paintings are the product of a relationship found between science and the everyday. I have two Masters from Pratt Institute (painting and art history) and have also studied in Venice, Italy at the Universita Internationale delle Arte. I live and work just outside of Philadelphia, and am learning to race sailboats in my free time.